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Monday, January 29, 2007
Time running out for Tech
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The screen story I alluded to Friday that was to run Sunday was pushed back to Tuesday for reasons too convoluted to bother with here. Stay tuned for that.
Tech played better against Virginia Tech, by far in some areas, but shot horribly, both because if the Jackets’ wide-ranging impatience in trying to get the ball inside either for a scoring attempt or a kick-out pass. Plus, they ran into a good team whose backcourt played really well.
Virginia Tech’s in first place in the ACC for good reason. Zabian Dowdell is really, really good at controlling the pace of the game, the Hokies are ridiculously patient in working their offense, and hey, they beat North Carolina and won at Duke.
You look at their early season losses (neutral sites to Western Michigan, Southern Illinois and Georgia Washington), plus at Marshall (two of these losses by a one, another by three and one by five), and you see how improved they are now and that might be a source of hope. Then again, they fell on their face early.
Georgia Tech’s running out of time to keep falling.
Tech’s not going to win often when Javaris Crittenton shoots 19 times, nor when the inside games is absent offensively. Don’t be shocked if Zach Peacock replaces Dickey at Wake Forest.
I’m no basketball wizard, but when teams double and trap Javaris (North Carolina and Maryland did this a lot, VT did not, instead doubling down more often perhaps because their staff figured Tech would prepare for the former and to save wear and tear on their guards as well), Tech’s offense can hardly get started.
What would happen if he moved to the shooting guard position and West ran the offense? West isn’t going to draw all those double teams, methinksnot. Would that open more passing lanes?
I know nothing. Just ruminating, to use everybody’s favorite word.
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